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ArticlePediatric reports2017

The role of interleukin-6 in the early diagnosis of sepsis in premature infants.

Mehrdad Mirzarahimi, Manouchehr Barak, Abdolkarim Eslami, Afsaneh Enteshari-Moghaddam

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Article in Pediatric reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mehrdad MirzarahimiDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.
Manouchehr BarakDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.
Abdolkarim EslamiDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.
Afsaneh Enteshari-MoghaddamDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Septicemia is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in newborns. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the early diagnosis of Sepsis in premature newborns. This cross-sectional study was conducted on preterm infants admitted to NICU of Hospital Buali in Ardabil city, Iran. C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6 and complete blood count tests have been done in baseline, third and seventh day. Collected data analyzed by one-sample t-test, repeated measures and ANOVA in SPSS.21. The mean of IL-6 in the first and third day after hospitalization was significantly more than normal value. The mean of CRP in the third and seventh day after hospitalization significantly more than normal value. We found that increasing in IL-6 level can occur earlier than CRP and it can be used as a good index in early sepsis diagnosis compare than CRP.

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CRPInterleukin-6Neonatal SepsisPremature newborns

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